英国乐坛的常青树,她的音乐生涯长约40年,由于她去世时是60岁,我们简直可以说她一辈子都在唱歌。她出道的第一首单曲&I Only Want to Be With You&就在英美两地都取得了极大成功。她除了以歌艺闻名以外还有一件事情震惊世人,她大概是第一个坦率地承认自己是同性恋的著名艺人,那年头不可能用这个来制造噱头,她对感情的诚实值得钦佩。
本专辑在滚石杂志评出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第89位。
Sometimes memories distort or inflate the quality of recordings deemed legendary, but in the case of Dusty in Memphis, the years have only strengthened its reputation. The idea of taking England's reigning female soul queen to the home of the music she had mastered was an inspired one. The Jerry Wexler/Tom Dowd/Arif Mardin production and engineering team picked mostly perfect songs, and those that weren't so great were salvaged by Springfield's marvelous delivery and technique. This set has definitive numbers in &So Much Love,& &Son of a Preacher Man,& &Breakfast in Bed,& &Just One Smile,& &I Don't Want to Hear About It Anymore,& and &Just a Little Lovin'& and three bonus tracks: an unreleased version of &What Do You Do When Love Dies,& &Willie & Laura Mae Jones& and &That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho).& It's truly a disc deserving of its classic status.